This course is a continuation of EMS 120 and provides students with concepts and skills related to patient management and hazards encountered during vehicle rescue operations. Topics include mechanisms of trauma, patient injuries, assessment, management, extrication tools; and potential hazards to include faulty air bags, loaded hydraulic bumper systems, and patient restraints. Upon course completion, students should be able to identify different areas of vehicle damage and associate this damage with specific patient injuries; and keep the scene safe by recognizing potential hazards encountered during the rescue of patients from vehicles.
Prerequisites
Program approval